Mine supervisor to quarry manager
A mine supervisor already meets 34% of what the quarry manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.8/ 100
1 How much of what a quarry manager is expected to do is already part of a mine supervisor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the quarry manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A quarry manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things a mine supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- evaluate mine development projects
- inspect mine safety conditions
- maintain plans of a mining site
- mine safety legislation
- monitor mine costs
- monitor mine production
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A quarry manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held maintain plans of a mining site information skills
- already held oversee mine planning activities management skills
- already held evaluate mine development projects information skills
- already held inspect mine safety conditions information skills
- already held investigate mine accidents information skills
- already held monitor mine costs information skills
All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the quarry manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn identify process improvements required
- still to learn manage mining plant equipment required
- still to learn develop health and safety strategies in mining required
- still to learn manage emergency procedures required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- still to learn communicate on minerals issues required
- still to learn communicate on the environmental impact of mining required
- optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held liaise with geology professionals optional
- optional, not held train employees in mine safety optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- still to learn impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- still to learn mining engineering required
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- still to learn ensure mining records are maintained required
- still to learn manage commercial risks required
- optional, not held forecast organisational risks optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with safety legislation required
- optional, not held abide by business ethical code of conducts optional
- optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
- optional, not held business analysis optional
- optional, not held business management principles optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a quarry manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate on minerals issues practise this
- 02 communicate on the environmental impact of mining practise this
- 03 ensure mining records are maintained practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held evaluate mine development projects skill
- already held inspect mine safety conditions skill
- already held maintain plans of a mining site skill
- already held mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held monitor mine costs skill
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held optimise financial performance skill
- already held oversee mine planning activities skill
- already held geology knowledge
- already held investigate mine accidents skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held economics optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held abide by business ethical code of conducts optional
- optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held liaise with geology professionals optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held train employees in mine safety optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
- optional, not held business analysis optional
- optional, not held business management principles optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held economics optional
- optional, not held forecast organisational risks optional
16 held skills the quarry manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on mine production skill
- not needed by the target role communicate mine equipment information skill
- not needed by the target role develop working procedures skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate mineral resources skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of mining operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage heavy equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage mine site data skill
- not needed by the target role manage resources skill
- not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
- not needed by the target role minerals laws knowledge
- not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
- not needed by the target role schedule mine production skill
- not needed by the target role supervise mine construction operations skill
- not needed by the target role supervise work skill
- not needed by the target role use mine planning software skill
- not needed by the target role write production reports skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- still to learn mining engineering required
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held business analysis optional
- optional, not held business management principles optional
- optional, not held economics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a mine supervisor become a quarry manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A mine supervisor already covers 34% of what a quarry manager is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 8 of which the quarry manager role treats as required.
What skills does a mine supervisor need to become a quarry manager?
12 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is communicate on minerals issues.
How hard is the move from mine supervisor to quarry manager?
Its learning distance is 67.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.